Politics

SAN FRANCISCO, November 06, (THEWILL) – Members of the House of Representatives Wednesday were sharply divided over the constitutionality or otherwise of considering the 2013 appropriation bill for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). The government is proposing a total...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 06, (THEWILL) – There was confusion in the House of Representatives on Wednesday as lawmakers from Katsina State in the House   engaged one another in a free-for-all over who takes the rightful seat in the chambers. It...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 06, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives committee on Petroleum Resources (Upstream)  Wednesday  summoned the Managing Directors of Shell Petroleum Development Company Limited, Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited, Chevron Nigeria Limited, Total Exploration and Production Nigeria limited,...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 06, (THEWILL) –  President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday  wrote to the leadership of the National Assembly requesting for an extension of the period for the proclamation of a state of emergency in the troubled Adamawa, Borno and...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 06, (THEWILL) –  President Goodluck Jonathan has pledged to inject over N1. trillion naira into federal government owned universities as details of the meeting between government, executives of the Academic Staff Union of Nigerian Universities (ASUU)...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 06, (THEWILL) – As controversy continues to trail the election into the executive committee of the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), the Bayelsa State Government has been accused of splashing over N20 million to swindle votes at...

The leaders of the All Progressives Congress, APC have thrown an open invitation to the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi and the people of Rivers State to join and support the party. The political rally was held at the Rivers...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 05, (THEWILL) – The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)   on Tuesday in Abuja forwarded its 2013 budget of N315.8 billion to the Senate. The budget they said is for the sustainable development of the Niger Delta region. The...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 05, (THEWILL) – President Goodluck Jonathan Tuesday in Abuja assured the President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Mr. Sang-Hyun Song that Nigeria was not considering withdrawing from the jurisdiction of the Court, a Presidency statement...

SAN FRANCISCO, November 05, (THEWILL) – Senate Ad-hoc Committee on Subsidy Reinvestment and Empowerment Programme (SURE-P) on Tuesday alleged that a whopping amount of N500 billion is missing in the coffers of SURE-P. The committee disclosed that the amount was...